The ‘Particlizing’ of the Matter

Abstract

The ‘particlizing’ of matter (Kuma, 2007) and its simplification to elementary components is a complex act and a singular condition that comes from the arrangement of a series of distinct and separated elements into units. This paper will focus on the distinction of aggregate systems in two different types depending on their inner configuration: morphologically ordered and stochastic aggregate systems. For the first type, it is conceivable to identify a matrix; the second, instead, has a fluid behavior despite taking the characteristics of a solid material. Thus, this paper provides an overview of the state of the art for some architectures which combine aesthetics, statics, and sustainable technologies. There is a significant relationship between particles, matter, structure, and architecture. The method involves carrying out a review of the reading and critical analysis of the state of the art, the study of particle shapes by means of a software simulation, designing of a single aggregation unit, and, finally, outlining the aggregation process. The aforementioned process will be carried out through parametric and computational modeling. There is no hierarchy among the elements that make up such systems. They develop the ability to grow in a rhizomatic manner. Research contributes to developing the field of aggregate architectures, through the creation of an amorphous structure, the deploying of recyclable materials, the formation of lightweight architectures, and, above all, the design of a spatial configuration that is both structural as well as aesthetic, which works with the modularity of the physics matter.